Hinge replacement kit

ABSTRACT

A hinge repair kit that includes: a sander; hinge plate covers; glue; filler; and a scraper to scrape the final finish in the doorjamb. The sander preferably includes a block sander.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of Invention

The present invention is related to a kit that is configured to assistin the repair and replacement of hinges.

Description of Related Art

Door hinges often need repair work where damage is incurred by the hingeor the holes associated with the attachment of the hinge into thedoorjamb. Damage to the hinges relate to the holes that originallytapped to attach the hinge to the doorjamb. The hinges may become looseand therefore make a door ineffective. The hinges are removed thereforeleaving holes in the doorjamb that need to be repaired before areplacement hinge and door are into place. It would therefore beadvantageous to have a complete kit to provide the necessary tools andmaterials to effectively replace and restore a hinge opening.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a hinge repair kit that includes: asander; hinge plate covers; glue; filler; and a scraper to scrape thefinal finish in the doorjamb. The sander preferably includes a blocksander.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 depicts a sanding block used with the hinge replacement kit onthe present invention.

FIG. 2 depicts components of the hinge replacement kit.

FIG. 3 depicts glue and filler used in accordance with the presentinvention.

FIG. 4 depicts a sander and scraper used with the hinge replacement kit.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The present invention relates to a hinge replacement kit that includesvarious components to provide an effective toolkit to replace and repairhinges. The kit includes a block sander, hinge plate covers, glue,filler and a scraper to scrape the final finish in the doorjamb. Thesecomponents are provided in a complete kit to allow for the repair andreplacement of a door hinge.

FIG. 1 depicts a block sander that is used to sand the surface of BlockSander 100 that is used to sand the surface of a doorjamb. It providessmooth edge after removal of an existing hinge. Further components ofthe replacement kit include Hinge Plates 22, which is shown in FIG. 2Bwith a side view provided into A. Further, a Strike Plate Cover 25 isalso provided and shown in FIG. 2. These items are applied over thefinished surface after appropriate sanding and filling has beenaccomplished. A further part of the hinge replacement kit is a Filler 32along with Glue 30 shown in FIG. 3. During use the user removes thehinge, sands the surface, applies glue to the screw holes and thenplaces a wooden blank into place and then provides fill with the fillerto smooth over the surface provided. Once the filler and surface havebeen secured further sanding may be required to smooth the surface overof the doorjamb to enable the placement of a door hinge. The blanks arein the form of Hinge Covers 22 shown in FIG. 2. FIG. 4 depicts a Scraper35 with a straight edge 37. This hand scraper 35 again allows a user toremove glue and filler from the surface to finish the doorjamb repair.

The foregoing descriptions of specific embodiments of the presentinvention have been presented for purposes of illustration anddescription. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit theinvention to the precise forms disclosed, and obviously manymodifications and variations are possible in light of the aboveteaching. The exemplary embodiment was chosen and described in order tobest explain the principles of the invention and its practicalapplication, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilizethe invention and various embodiments with various modifications as aresuited to the particular use contemplated.

1. A hinge repair kit comprising: a. a sander; b. hinge plate covers; c.glue; d. filler; and e. a scraper to scrape the final finish in thedoorjamb.
 2. The hinge repair kit according to claim 1, where the sanderincludes a block sander.